We all know how great Tableau is at visualising complex data, however there are certain times when just want a simple grouped table, usually to become a filter on a dashboard. Tableau’s Index function allows us to do exactly that and a whole lot more.
I know there are people out there who look at the 'Show Me!' button in Tableau and think it looks small and limited when compared to Excel's chart wizard library (I know this because I was once one of these people when I first saw Tableau). What worries me now however is there are still people who directly compare them, who even go as far as to dismiss Tableau because it doesn't have this big charting library. If you're in the group of people who think Excel can create more charts than Tableau then please put your Starbucks coffee down and read on.
Tom Brown Pie charts get quite a bashing, and rightly so - but what should they be replaced with? The Horizontal Ranked Bar, in my opinion...
Tom Brown Budgets Vs Actuals must be the most often requested report in the business world, and there are many solutions to this particular problem. Here's just a few...
Tom Brown This is a great tip I received recently from Stephen McDaniel (http://www.freakalytics.com) on how to make Tableau recognise geographic locations which it does not know about by default.
